Ezio is a foolhardy, impulsive womanizer who lacks the introverted, mysterious air that an assassin should cultivate. Yet he's caused many a male gamer to say, "I'm straight, but I'd switch teams for Ezio." We won't even get into the pagefuls of girlish swooning and flattering fan art you can find if you Google the guy, so there's no doubt in our minds that he's the sexiest of '09. It's got to be the killer combo of the Italian accent and the smoldering eyes that we only get occasional glimpses of once he slips on that intricate hooded coat that melts all the hearts. Whatever it is, he's got it and we're not afraid to give it back.

Review: Army of Two: The 40th Day When I reviewed the original Army of Two , I found myself in the unfamiliar position of being the guy who liked something everybody else hated (as opposed the guy who hated something everybody else liked).

Review: Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 2 gives us the game we craved the first time around — the laborious load screens remain, but the bits in between are a breath of fresh air.

Review: No More Heroes 2 In the world of video games, one rule is ironclad: if a game is successful, there will be a sequel. Hell, sometimes if a game isn't successful, there will be a sequel.

Holy Scrollers! It hadn't been a pleasant millennium so far for books. But then, lo this past month, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled his company's new iPad, and there was much rejoicing.

Review: BioShock 2 When Andrew Ryan said this to your player in BioShock , it was part of a plot twist of surprising power — about halfway through the game, you realized you'd been taking orders from your antagonist.

PREDATORS IN PURGATORY | November 16, 2012 The 2008 play, inspired by a true story about two soldiers guarding a zoo in Baghdad during the early stages of the Iraq War, follows the vengeful ghost of a Bengal tiger through the city's war-torn streets.